Stop the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035, green light from the European Parliament
The plenary approved the agreement with 340 votes in favor and 279 against
Petrol and diesel cars will no longer be able to be registered in the countries of the European Union from 2035.
The European Parliament, meeting in plenary in Strasbourg, approved with 340 votes in favour, 279 against and 21 abstentions the agreement reached last November on the revision of the CO2 emission performance standards for cars and vans, proposed in the context of the "Fit for 55" maxi-package.
The agreement provides for an intermediate step to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans by 2030 (by 55 and 50% respectively, compared to 2021 levels).
New measures are also in the field for buses and trucks: in fact, the proposal for a regulation on new carbon dioxide emission standards for heavy vehicles that the Commission will present includes city buses with zero emissions from 2030 and a 90% cut in emissions for fleets of other new heavy vehicles by 2040. According to the draft, new heavy vehicles will have to reduce CO2 emissions gradually, to reach 90% in 2040.
Finally, the definitive ok to the RePowerEu program as a supplementary chapter of the national recovery and national resilience plans arrived, with 535 votes in favour, 63 against and 53 abstentions. The RePower chapter has also been included in the guidelines for the revision of the Pnrr: the Member States have until 30 April to present the proposals for the modification of the individual national plans to the Commission.
"Electric cars and hydrogen fuel cells: this is the future," commented Frans Timmermans , Vice-President of the European Commission.
(Unioneonline/F)
